Bryce Miller: Lolo Jones is not to blame for her Olympic team selection

5:39 PM,
Jan. 24, 2014

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Did a controversy-stirring cocktail of fame and Twitter followers help sway the decision to plant Des Moines native Lolo Jones on the U.S. bobsled team for next month's Winter Olympics?

Did beauty trump sled-pushing brawn for Jones, the track star preparing to join just eight Americans in history who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Games?

Did the nearly $4.4 billion NBC sank into its bid to carry this Olympics and three others - and the marketing potential available to the U.S. Olympic Committee and others angling for spots along the money trough - slam the brakes on a more deserving ...